"I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off camera."

"I was dreading winning [the Oscar award]. I didn't even plan a speech - I was worried that I would slip up or do something horrible. I was shaking in my seat, putting on a posed smile. Inside I was petrified."

"It's easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that's written about you. Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin!"

"I don't care about being a star, I'm concerned about being an actor."

"The last thing I want to do is turn into a Hollywood jerk. I don't think I'll strive for money or success and end up greedy or big-headed. That only leads to unhappiness. I'd feel really alienated if my mother or my dad or my friends started kissing my ass."

"I've just been jolting along from one film to another... Now, it's sort of a shock to realize what I've achieved."

"I hate being selected as 'Babe of the Month' and being called 'hunk'."

"I hate this whole hunk thing! I feel when I see myself in that, and these other cute faces, that I'm just part of this meat factory, like, 'Wow! Here's the hunk of the month! This month we're shoving Leonardo DiCaprio down your throat! Isn't he cute. Let's put him on the cover and we'll sell so many more magazines...' That's definitely not what I want to be, and I've tried real hard to get away from that whole situation."

"Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me. I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo."

"I insist on keeping a level head. I've maintained the same exact home life that I've had for 20 years. All I see is more people looking at me than before. But, you know, who cares? You just can't obsess yourself with this fame stuff."

"[Popularity] is not something I'm entirely ecstatic about. I'm just going to have to deal with the consequences, which isn't the worst thing in the world. It's not like people attacking you with butcher knives-it's people wanting to speak to you, get a picture or an autograph. Maybe now I have to be a little more conscious of what I do. But I won't ever be a weird recluse."